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he has advised me that mr. zimmerman is in fact in custody. he is in florida. mr. zimmerman was outside of florida when he heard that charges were likely imminent. >> i'm sorry to interrupt. angela corey, the special prosecutor. >>> good evening, everyone. i am angela corey, the special prosecutor for the trayvon martin case. just moments ago, we spoke by phone with sabrina fulton and tracy martin. it was less than three weeks ago that we told those sweet parents we would get answers to all of their questions no matter where our quest for the truth led us. it is the search for justice for trayvon that has brought us to this moment. the team here with me has worked tirelessly. i want to introduce bernie delirionda and john guy, my top homicide prosecutors that will lead this investigation. with us also is jim madon from e florida department of law enforcement, dominic pate, one of our special agents in charge, our share riff, john rutherford and our undersheriff, duane centerfit. we appreciate so much all of their cooperation in this. i especially want to thank my t
he has advised me that mr. zimmerman is in fact in custody. he is in florida. mr. zimmerman was outside of florida when he heard that charges were likely imminent. >> i'm sorry to interrupt. angela corey, the special prosecutor. >>> good evening, everyone. i am angela corey, the special prosecutor for the trayvon martin case. just moments ago, we spoke by phone with sabrina fulton and tracy martin. it was less than three weeks ago that we told those sweet parents we would get...
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you know that mr. zimmerman, your son, had a car? >> i know he has a car. >> do you know if that was owned freely or if he owed money on it? >> i don't know. i would guess that it's being financed but i would have no idea. >> how about your daughter-in-law? does she have a car? >> she does. >> do you know if there's money owed on that or not? >> i know there was money owed on it. i don't know currently. >> yes, sir. you also said you mentioned your son was not a violent person, is that correct? >> absolutely. >> in fact if i wrote it correctly you said that you haver in seen him be violent unless he he's provoked and even then you say he turned the other cheek, is that correct? >> that's correct. >> you're aware of what he's charged with in terms of murder, correct, and you were not a witness there, i'm assuming, correct? >> i'm sorry? >> you weren't there to see what happened, correct? >> no, i was not. >> you are aware of his prior arrests involving violence, are you not? >> i am aware of an incident involving alcoholic beverage co
you know that mr. zimmerman, your son, had a car? >> i know he has a car. >> do you know if that was owned freely or if he owed money on it? >> i don't know. i would guess that it's being financed but i would have no idea. >> how about your daughter-in-law? does she have a car? >> she does. >> do you know if there's money owed on that or not? >> i know there was money owed on it. i don't know currently. >> yes, sir. you also said you mentioned...
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zimmerman's account, that he, that mr. martin was over him, leaning forward, at the time he was sho shot. >> let's shift gears for a moment and talk about trayvon martin's -- the mechanics of the effect of trayvon martin receiving that shot, in terms of how long you believe he would have survived and how long, within that time, you believe he may have been conscious, and further, what, if anything, he could do voluntarily during the time he was conscious. whether he could talk or move or be physically active. you follow me? >> yes. there are three questions that you've brought up. number one is conscious -- is the able to move. that -- that is determined by the amount of oxygen in your brain. of which you have a reserve of 10 to 15 seconds. so even if i right now reach across, put my hand through your chest, grabbed your heart and ripped it out, you could stand there and talk to me for 10 to 15 seconds, or walk over to me. because the thing that's controlling your movement and ability to speak is the brain. and that has a
zimmerman's account, that he, that mr. martin was over him, leaning forward, at the time he was sho shot. >> let's shift gears for a moment and talk about trayvon martin's -- the mechanics of the effect of trayvon martin receiving that shot, in terms of how long you believe he would have survived and how long, within that time, you believe he may have been conscious, and further, what, if anything, he could do voluntarily during the time he was conscious. whether he could talk or move or...
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zimmerman was on top of mr. martinez -- >> objection, leading and mischaracterization of the facts. >> can i finish my question please? >> if it is a mischaracterization of the facts i need you to rephrase your question. >> it's not, your honor. >> that is for the jury to determine. >> she said she was looking out the window and that she believes she was looking at the individuals when the shot was fired. she said that at the time the shot was fired that mr. zimmerman was on top and that mr. martin was face down. is that possible given the forensic evidence that you know in this case? >> no, sir, it is not possible. >> mr. martin -- >> he was shot from the front. >> so would her statement have done you any good in this case? >> no, sir. >> in fact, that would be an example of how an eyewitness just gets it wrong. >> yes, sir. >> you did consider john goode's statement to the extent that he was the person -- >> objection, leading question. >> sustained. >> john goode testified trial that when he looked out his ba
zimmerman was on top of mr. martinez -- >> objection, leading and mischaracterization of the facts. >> can i finish my question please? >> if it is a mischaracterization of the facts i need you to rephrase your question. >> it's not, your honor. >> that is for the jury to determine. >> she said she was looking out the window and that she believes she was looking at the individuals when the shot was fired. she said that at the time the shot was fired that mr....
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so it's rather clear that mr. zimmerman was the shooter. he saw him, although he has some parts he doesn't recall quite as well, the first part of his statement that i see is that he saw trayvon shot on this very unfortunate night. the other part that really strikes out to me is he seems to not see any apparent injuries from this particular altercation that mr. zimmerman claims that he suffered. but thirdly, although this is my first time hearing this statement, it seems very clear that zimmerman's statement about trayvon following him back to the truck is totally untrue, because from this witness' statement, all of the interaction happened in one particular area. so i think mr. zimmerman is going to be arrested very, very soon. >> i should also just point out, we've altered this person's voice just at their request, because they don't want their identity known. mark geragos, when you listen to this account, does it raise anything new for you? >> well, first of all, anderson, it was a great direct examination by you, kudos to you. second of
so it's rather clear that mr. zimmerman was the shooter. he saw him, although he has some parts he doesn't recall quite as well, the first part of his statement that i see is that he saw trayvon shot on this very unfortunate night. the other part that really strikes out to me is he seems to not see any apparent injuries from this particular altercation that mr. zimmerman claims that he suffered. but thirdly, although this is my first time hearing this statement, it seems very clear that...
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>> this is consistent with mr. zimmerman's account that he -- that mr. martin was over him leaning forward at the time he was shot. >> a top expert on gunshot wounds takes the stand and supports zimmerman's story, again. >> is this injury consistent with mr. zimmerman's head having impacted a sidewalk? >> yes, sir. >> and again. >> is this injury you see in this exhibit consistent with having been punched in the nose? >> yes, sir. >> the prosecution hit back and i'll break it down with the legal eagles and the man that defended casey anthony. how he thinks the defense team is dog. >> i want to bring in ashleigh banfield. so significant, wasn't it, the testimony of this man, dr. vincent di maio. >> reporter: of course. the lights on behind me, this is a see quested jury so they are getting as much done as fast as they can and accomplished so much with the witness you just talked about. dr. vincent di maio. heard of him? probably. he's like the grand dad of pathology, he was the medical examiner in beaux county in texas and made incredible arguments, so ma
>> this is consistent with mr. zimmerman's account that he -- that mr. martin was over him leaning forward at the time he was shot. >> a top expert on gunshot wounds takes the stand and supports zimmerman's story, again. >> is this injury consistent with mr. zimmerman's head having impacted a sidewalk? >> yes, sir. >> and again. >> is this injury you see in this exhibit consistent with having been punched in the nose? >> yes, sir. >> the...
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we just found out this afternoon that he's representing mr. zimmerman. mr. o'maura, tell me your reaction. >> again, she charged with second degree but she knows the evidence and i don't yet so it's tough for me to comment on what i haven't seen yet. we'll have to wait until the process works through. >> when you say you're surprised by that charge, why? >> well, because again, she knows the evidence but that type of crime would suggest that he did something truly unlawful and i think the evidence so far suggests that there was at least question and controversy over what happened. but quite honestly we really do need to wait to see what the evidence tells us. >> have you had much time to really look over the case at this point or are you really that new to it? >> no, i truly am that new to it. i've seen only what's been shown in the media and no other contact with the case. it's really difficult for me to speak at all authoritatively about the evidence and it wouldn't be proper. >> i assume you've had a chat with mr. zimmerman. without getting into the attor
we just found out this afternoon that he's representing mr. zimmerman. mr. o'maura, tell me your reaction. >> again, she charged with second degree but she knows the evidence and i don't yet so it's tough for me to comment on what i haven't seen yet. we'll have to wait until the process works through. >> when you say you're surprised by that charge, why? >> well, because again, she knows the evidence but that type of crime would suggest that he did something truly unlawful and...
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martin as there are mr. zimmerman. i don't know whether that's going to carry a date with the jury or not. i think they are more inclined to look at the injuries and determine whether or not the justified with a reasonable belief of fear of great bodily harm and then go from there. no one saw the first punch. no one knows how it started, as i understand it, even as of now and there was a fight and there are some witnesses saying one was on top and one -- and another was. all we know for a fact is this young man was killed, and that's tragic. >> cheney mason, as always, thank you very much indeed. >> you're welcome. >>> next, reasonable doubt, as the defense created in the minds of the jury whether zimmerman is found not guilty. i'll talk about it tonight in law and disorder. that's coming up next. ( bell rings ) they remind me so much of my grandkids. wish i saw mine more often, but they live so far away. i've been thinking about moving in with my daughter and her family. it's been pretty tough since jack passed away.
martin as there are mr. zimmerman. i don't know whether that's going to carry a date with the jury or not. i think they are more inclined to look at the injuries and determine whether or not the justified with a reasonable belief of fear of great bodily harm and then go from there. no one saw the first punch. no one knows how it started, as i understand it, even as of now and there was a fight and there are some witnesses saying one was on top and one -- and another was. all we know for a fact...
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he's the one to determine what the fate of mr. zimmerman is in terms of pressing charges. >> mr. bonaparte, i appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. >>> let's bring in legal analysis, former federal prosecutors jeffrey toobin and sunny hostin. jeffrey, clearly he doesn't want to take a position. i mean, he's ducking all over the place. >> and i don't know what that business is with taking a temporary leave. what does that mean? >> there's the other question i wanted to ask you about, the police chief stepping down, does that really mean anything? >> what does it mean to temporarily step down. is he still in charge of the police department except for this case? is he just taking vacation? it seems like a -- it is either too much or too little, but it's a meaningless gesture, i think. >> sunny, the meeting today between trayvon martin's parents and the department of justice, what does that mean for the case? >> you know, i think they wanted to manage the family's expectations. i think they wanted to ask the family's patience so that they can continue the investigation. it's
he's the one to determine what the fate of mr. zimmerman is in terms of pressing charges. >> mr. bonaparte, i appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. >>> let's bring in legal analysis, former federal prosecutors jeffrey toobin and sunny hostin. jeffrey, clearly he doesn't want to take a position. i mean, he's ducking all over the place. >> and i don't know what that business is with taking a temporary leave. what does that mean? >> there's the other...
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but at the same time, their role in the process was to defend mr. zimmerman. sometimes you get caught up in that process. >> jose baez, thank you so much for your time. we appreciate it. >> coming up, the sensitive data he's leaked may be nothing compared to what he's still sitting on. we'll talk to edward snowden's confidante about the documents that could bring the nsa to its knees. start your feast with a choice of soup, then salad, plus biscuits! next, choose one of nine amazing entrees like new coconut and citrus grilled shrimp or linguini with shrimp and scallops. then finish with dessert. your four course seafood feast, just $14.99. [ mortazavi ] everything needs to be picture perfect. i'm reza, culinary manager. and i sea food differently. imhandle more than 165 billionl letters and packages a year. that's about 34 million pounds of mail every day. ever wonder what this costs you as a taxpayer? millions? tens of millions? hundreds of millions? not a single cent. the united states postal service doesn't run on your tax dollars. it's funded solely by sta
but at the same time, their role in the process was to defend mr. zimmerman. sometimes you get caught up in that process. >> jose baez, thank you so much for your time. we appreciate it. >> coming up, the sensitive data he's leaked may be nothing compared to what he's still sitting on. we'll talk to edward snowden's confidante about the documents that could bring the nsa to its knees. start your feast with a choice of soup, then salad, plus biscuits! next, choose one of nine amazing...
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we found out this evidence that he will be representing mr. zimmerman. mr. o'mara, tell me your reaction first of all to the charges this afternoon? >> again, i'm surprised that she charged with second degree, but she knows the evidence i don't know yet so it's tough for me to comment on what i haven't seen yet. we have to wait until the process works out. >> you say you're surprised i be that charge. why? >> because she knows the evidence, but that type of -- that he did something truly lawful and i think the evidence suggests there was a question and controversy over what happened. but quite honestly we do need to wait to see what the evidence tells us. >> have you had much time to look over the case at this point or are you too new at this juncture? >> no, i'm that new to it. i have only seen what's in the media. so it's really difficult for me to speak at all about the evidence and wouldn't be anyway. >> i assume you have had a chat with george zimmerman. can you give us a sense of his mood? >> well, i think he's troubled by the fact that the state decid
we found out this evidence that he will be representing mr. zimmerman. mr. o'mara, tell me your reaction first of all to the charges this afternoon? >> again, i'm surprised that she charged with second degree, but she knows the evidence i don't know yet so it's tough for me to comment on what i haven't seen yet. we have to wait until the process works out. >> you say you're surprised i be that charge. why? >> because she knows the evidence, but that type of -- that he did...
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>> because i understand where mr. zimmerman comes from. i can recognize mr. zimmermans all over. but the sanford police department is supposed to be equal to all. not favor anyone. how do you take this man's word that he's never been arrested and he's standing over a dead body with a weapon in his hand? if that's standard policy and procedure for sanford, we need a new police department. that's ridiculous. >> so a lot of opinions out here at this point. people not really satisfied with what's happening with the sanford police department, don. >> thank you very much, george. thanks everybody there as well. alex manning, let's get solutions. what should -- what should have been done? how should police have handled this? >> there should have been a complete investigation, don. right now my sister and i grew up learning this. baby, you can't unscramble eggs. there's scramble eggs down there. right now they need to make themselves an omelet. the d.a. needs to get involved. do the right thing. go back. recreate the crime scene. find probable cause. decide what that is. the police don't
>> because i understand where mr. zimmerman comes from. i can recognize mr. zimmermans all over. but the sanford police department is supposed to be equal to all. not favor anyone. how do you take this man's word that he's never been arrested and he's standing over a dead body with a weapon in his hand? if that's standard policy and procedure for sanford, we need a new police department. that's ridiculous. >> so a lot of opinions out here at this point. people not really satisfied...
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zimmerman or someone matching mr. zimmerman was on top of trayvon martin, and got up and got off and then how do we get a gunshot wound to the chest and a victim face down in the grass who's about 160 pounds? >> well, that's precisely what one of the problems are here. and ashleigh, i have to tell you, your intro to this piece was a closing argument for the defense frankly in terms of all the conflicting evidence and your direct examination of this witness i think actually this witness helps the defense in some ways. if you take a look at that law down here and i finally kind of studied it a little bit and have determined that one of the reasons i think that there was not a filing and they basically arrested and then let go, this law reads basically if you're in reasonable fear that then there is immunity, actual immunity from being arrested. >> but mark -- >> hold on. >> but the law also says, mark, if you're the first aggressor, you cannot avail yourself -- >> oh, my goodness. we just opened up another can of worms
zimmerman or someone matching mr. zimmerman was on top of trayvon martin, and got up and got off and then how do we get a gunshot wound to the chest and a victim face down in the grass who's about 160 pounds? >> well, that's precisely what one of the problems are here. and ashleigh, i have to tell you, your intro to this piece was a closing argument for the defense frankly in terms of all the conflicting evidence and your direct examination of this witness i think actually this witness...
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were the injuries on mr. zimmerman's back of his head consistent with someone doing this? >> all that is left for the defense to do now is to try and erase that image of george zimmerman as an out of control neighborhood watchman. a zimmerman neighbor testifies about being robbed in her home by young black men. >> i was locked in my son's bedroom and he was shaking he doorknob trying to get in. i was sitting there with a pair of rusty scissors and my son in one arm. the police came and they ended up leaving. >> olivia bertalan says in the end it is george zimmerman who makes her feel safe. >> when mr. zimmerman came to you to talk to you about having been victimized by a home invasion, did you consider that strange? >> no. >> were you appreciative of his efforts to help you out? >> very. >> she draws the picture of zimmerman as a caring neighborhood friend. but when you look between the lines, some say another picture emerges. >> by calling olivia, the defense was masterful in vocalizing every juror's fear of the looming large black male. that the defense wanted to portray
were the injuries on mr. zimmerman's back of his head consistent with someone doing this? >> all that is left for the defense to do now is to try and erase that image of george zimmerman as an out of control neighborhood watchman. a zimmerman neighbor testifies about being robbed in her home by young black men. >> i was locked in my son's bedroom and he was shaking he doorknob trying to get in. i was sitting there with a pair of rusty scissors and my son in one arm. the police came...
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and it would be virtually impossible for mr. zimmerman not to go on the stand. and what he will say when he's on the stand would be critical to their -- >> for the case. right. >> absolutely. and so respectfully there are a lot more steps here. and those who wouldpontificate a bit reerepremature. >> i want to show you something tweeted out by van jones whole be one of the hosts of cross fire. it is a picture of martin luther king in a hoodie. a lot of folks took offense at that, a lot of folks cheered it. i was interested in your reaction to it particularly because we had spoken earlier about whether trayvon martin should be compared to megger everett. >> i think for young people, the reality is that they often feel judged because they wear their hoodies. they're seen as suspect. and this is across race. >> but it's the use of martin luther king's iconic image. >> right. and where i was headed is that, yes, we remember martin luther kick sort of with a halo and a glow of light. but he lived a life as a black man and really as a young plan man, killed before he w
and it would be virtually impossible for mr. zimmerman not to go on the stand. and what he will say when he's on the stand would be critical to their -- >> for the case. right. >> absolutely. and so respectfully there are a lot more steps here. and those who wouldpontificate a bit reerepremature. >> i want to show you something tweeted out by van jones whole be one of the hosts of cross fire. it is a picture of martin luther king in a hoodie. a lot of folks took offense at...
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zimmerman, so i can now discuss it. on march 13th, a month ago, mr. zimmerman contacted my office, attempting to reach me, and wanted to hire me to represent him on this case. i decided simply not to. he talked to one of my law partners. i will let it be known we were going to pass on the case. i am an older father. i am a dedicated to my four and six-year-old daughters that are basically where i have chosen to spend my free time. >> too time consume zg we had a phone call again yesterday morning from a representative of mr. zimmerman wanting us to still take the case. now taking the position as a cnn analyst, i simply said conflict on interest on top of the matters and gave them five names. mark was on top and they reviewed the names and said mark is the one we want. i put them together and they took it from there. >> we heard a little from mark o'mara when he was giving the news conference after we saw his client inside the courtroom for two minutes and somebody threw a question at him in terms of what self-defense cases and he said he did a number
zimmerman, so i can now discuss it. on march 13th, a month ago, mr. zimmerman contacted my office, attempting to reach me, and wanted to hire me to represent him on this case. i decided simply not to. he talked to one of my law partners. i will let it be known we were going to pass on the case. i am an older father. i am a dedicated to my four and six-year-old daughters that are basically where i have chosen to spend my free time. >> too time consume zg we had a phone call again yesterday...
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mr. o'mara ended up communicating with mr. zimmerman. knowing that mr. zimmerman would be in the custody of the fdle and a very civilized, peaceful arrest occurred and now he's in fact going to be transported to sanford. excuse me, where he'll appear for a first appearance apparently tomorrow morning. >> so there was the toughest charge that the state attorney could file without a grand jury. were you surprised by it? >> i think that's a stretch, but, we don't know. we don't have all the information. we hear that from a lot of people. we don't know exactly what ms. corey has. i think most legal analysts and i would agree, if there are charges and deemed appropriate, manslaughter seemed more likely. i'm not sure it makes a tremendous difference. a lot of people miss the fact that florida has a 1020 life law. basically when in fact a firearm is used and there's a serious injury or death, then life can happen, not necessarily just on second degree murder. but you've heard a lot of people who practice in duval county indicate it's typical for this prosecutor
mr. o'mara ended up communicating with mr. zimmerman. knowing that mr. zimmerman would be in the custody of the fdle and a very civilized, peaceful arrest occurred and now he's in fact going to be transported to sanford. excuse me, where he'll appear for a first appearance apparently tomorrow morning. >> so there was the toughest charge that the state attorney could file without a grand jury. were you surprised by it? >> i think that's a stretch, but, we don't know. we don't have...
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and he confronted mr. martin. why else would mr. martin want to confront mr. zimmerman? mr. martin was on his way home minding mi minding his own business. i'm not here to argue all the facts. our contention is that this is a serious crime and that he should be held under no bond or if the court were to set a bond, it would be $1 million. thank you. >> anything further? >> i have numerous cases to present but you're more familiar than i. i just ask you to consider the case law in making your determination. >> good thing about practicing law in florida, we have lots of experience. i don't think there are too many or injuries dkjurisdictions we amount of cases like this, just cases in general in the criminal justice system, so we're all very experienced. this is a very common type hearing. it's a regular hearing but for the media involved. and is tsoirks circumstances a with mr. zimmerman's record, everyone is familiar with the situation that goes on automatic those establishments. i think that's the best way. so we're family with those particular situations. i won't say it's
and he confronted mr. martin. why else would mr. martin want to confront mr. zimmerman? mr. martin was on his way home minding mi minding his own business. i'm not here to argue all the facts. our contention is that this is a serious crime and that he should be held under no bond or if the court were to set a bond, it would be $1 million. thank you. >> anything further? >> i have numerous cases to present but you're more familiar than i. i just ask you to consider the case law in...
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in the middle of april they decided to go forward and charge mr. zimmerman. it's true they had more evidence, but i don't think the evidence they gathered in that month fundamentally changed any of the important aspects of the case. so i think the most likely explanation rather than they got more evidence was that they needed to placate the public which was demanding some sort of action. i don't necessarily think it was bad to indict mr. zimmerman, i'm simply saying that the evidence that existed that supported the decision to indict him existed in early march. >> some people might say they completely messed up then. even though it took them longer than it should have. but you think the case won't even go to trial. why's that? >> i wouldn't disagree with that, by the way. i don't necessarily think it's a bad thing for prosecutors to pay attention to what the public thinks but i think it's unlikely it will go to trial. florida has a stand your ground law. and mr. zimmerman will have to persuade the judge beyond -- by simply a preponderance of the evidence. and
in the middle of april they decided to go forward and charge mr. zimmerman. it's true they had more evidence, but i don't think the evidence they gathered in that month fundamentally changed any of the important aspects of the case. so i think the most likely explanation rather than they got more evidence was that they needed to placate the public which was demanding some sort of action. i don't necessarily think it was bad to indict mr. zimmerman, i'm simply saying that the evidence that...
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and i want to remind david and those who sympathize with mr. zimmerman that mr. zimmerman is not a part of law enforcement. he was operating with law while being out of order. the 911 dispatcher said stay in the car. had he in fact followed -- >> no, the 911 dispatcher said we don't need to you do that, and that is not a lawful order. >> i don't want to go back over the case. i really want to center on what lessons should be learned from this trial and what happened and what we should center on. and i'm asking david -- >> let me try to answer your question. then let me try to answer your question. we have real issues of racism in this country that need to be addressed. they are minimized when you have a constant ongoing 40-plus-year line. we've evolved as a country. but that evolution is never taken into account when it comes to what certain quarters want to push, which is it's always all about, or the dominant issue is race. we need to talk about what children are doing, what education is doing, what needs to be done in the black community to give them better op
and i want to remind david and those who sympathize with mr. zimmerman that mr. zimmerman is not a part of law enforcement. he was operating with law while being out of order. the 911 dispatcher said stay in the car. had he in fact followed -- >> no, the 911 dispatcher said we don't need to you do that, and that is not a lawful order. >> i don't want to go back over the case. i really want to center on what lessons should be learned from this trial and what happened and what we...
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what did they want from mr. zimmerman? if they didn't want to meet in private to hear these words, why they were upset hearing it in a courtroom? >> well, let's put it in perspective. i think to be clear here, mr. o'ma o'mara's office speak with mr. jackson jackson's office -- >> ms. o'mara knows ms. jackson. once we talked we said at a certain point of time it would be okay to have a private situation where we took care of that and it would be a private matter. however, they decided they wanted to do it publicly. i think that in a bond hearing, that's not a time for an apology. there's a special time for that later in the proceedings. the proper evidence from the stand would have been evidence related to a pretrial release from mr. zimmerman. when he was put on the stand, evidence should have been presented to the court. you notice that this was not presented to the judge. all evidence should have been presented to the judge. it was not. it was corrected at our client. that's not proper in a pretrial release bail situatio
what did they want from mr. zimmerman? if they didn't want to meet in private to hear these words, why they were upset hearing it in a courtroom? >> well, let's put it in perspective. i think to be clear here, mr. o'ma o'mara's office speak with mr. jackson jackson's office -- >> ms. o'mara knows ms. jackson. once we talked we said at a certain point of time it would be okay to have a private situation where we took care of that and it would be a private matter. however, they...
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we had been asked by mr. zimmerman to represent him. we've been in constant communication with him. suddenly on sunday he went quiet and dark, if you will. we found out on monday he set up a website on his own without conferring with us. couldn't get ahold of him. then yesterday with the additional developments after talking to the prosecutor this morning, we learned that he had communicated directly with both another national news network and with the prosecutors office contrary to our advice, with us unable to get contact with him at the phone he was using to talk with them. we couldn't go in the public and say we still represent him without getting him to confirm it and talk with us. >> mr. sonner, when i first spoke to you a couple weeks ago, you had not had meetings with george zimmerman at that time. today you reveal you still had not met face to face with george zimmerman. did you find that odd that this late in the game you still had not met with your client face to face? >> no. because there are many times i represent clients out of state and other places. in this case beca
we had been asked by mr. zimmerman to represent him. we've been in constant communication with him. suddenly on sunday he went quiet and dark, if you will. we found out on monday he set up a website on his own without conferring with us. couldn't get ahold of him. then yesterday with the additional developments after talking to the prosecutor this morning, we learned that he had communicated directly with both another national news network and with the prosecutors office contrary to our advice,...
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then they do not do a background check on mr. zimmerman. how is that possible when they stop me at a traffic light and do a background investigation on me? if sanford police had done what they were supposed to do initially, we would not be here tonight, because mr. zimmerman would have been arrested. >> the trayvon martin conversation continues straight from the moms who live it day in and day out. how have they shared their concerns with their sons? i spoke with natalie brown and her son nicholas as well as mom dietta west. >> what went through your head when you heard about the trayvon martin killing? >> well, i thought about my sons, because after seeing the pictures on the internet of trayvon martin, i thought he was a 14-year-old child not knowing he was 17. my first reaction was to speak to my son and tell him that things like this does happen in life, and we don't know how to prevent it but sometimes they look at the way we dress, wathe way we walk, what we do. we want that to stop. >> nicholas, do you understand the conversation you
then they do not do a background check on mr. zimmerman. how is that possible when they stop me at a traffic light and do a background investigation on me? if sanford police had done what they were supposed to do initially, we would not be here tonight, because mr. zimmerman would have been arrested. >> the trayvon martin conversation continues straight from the moms who live it day in and day out. how have they shared their concerns with their sons? i spoke with natalie brown and her son...
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mr. zimmerman's story. does that surprise you? >> it was kind of up to me at the time to think wow, i thought it was the boy crying for help, but the investigator is saying no, it was mr. zimmerman. >> where you saw the fight taking place, was there a hard surface anywhere nearby? a sidewalk or a street? >> is the back of the complex? the back of the homes were facing where it happened and there is a sidewalk. when i watched it, they were always on the grass. >> how much how far away was the sidewalk some. >> i would say about four feet. >> they were about four feet away from a hard surface? >> yes. >> if mr. zimmerman said his head was being slammed against the sidewalk and he was trying to maneuver himself on to the grass, would that make sense? >> i can't speak for him. i know from the time i watched it was on the grass. >> were the police receptive to your attempts to fill them in on further details after this incident? >> we had the community meeting with everyone and my development
mr. zimmerman's story. does that surprise you? >> it was kind of up to me at the time to think wow, i thought it was the boy crying for help, but the investigator is saying no, it was mr. zimmerman. >> where you saw the fight taking place, was there a hard surface anywhere nearby? a sidewalk or a street? >> is the back of the complex? the back of the homes were facing where it happened and there is a sidewalk. when i watched it, they were always on the grass. >> how much...
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denying mr. zimmerman the right to present this information violate both the florida and united states constitution. thank you. >> the judge said look, let's not get into this, we're done for the day. there were more developments, including testimony from a high powered witness for the defense. details from marten savage. >> reporter: famed pathologist dr. vincent demayo said the bullet hole in trayvon martin's clothing and body, said it proved that martin was on top. he said he could tell martin was on top, because even though zimmerman's gun was touching the hoody, the hoody was not touching martin's skin. >> in fact, we know that the clothing was two to four inches away is consistent with somebody leaning over the person doing the shooting and that the clothing is two to four inches away from the person firing. >> reporter: he also countered the medical examiner's testimony from the prosecution who said martin could have survived and suffered up to ten minutes. he said shot in the heart, marti
denying mr. zimmerman the right to present this information violate both the florida and united states constitution. thank you. >> the judge said look, let's not get into this, we're done for the day. there were more developments, including testimony from a high powered witness for the defense. details from marten savage. >> reporter: famed pathologist dr. vincent demayo said the bullet hole in trayvon martin's clothing and body, said it proved that martin was on top. he said he...
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the issue is not whether or not mr. zimmerman is racist. the issue here is how does this department respond when a young, black man has been killed? do they take it as seriously as they would with anybody else? and the reality is that we've heard stories with regards to this department, case after case, where black men have been killed or attacked. and people have walked free, even though those black men were not armed, even though in the case of the one who was attacked, he was simply sucker punched, a homeless man. what was interesting is that in each of these incidents, 2005, 2010, 2012, the people who walked free had a social or professional connection to this department. mr. zimmerman, as much as they're trying to disown him now, called this department 46 times in 56 days. i was speaking to a local person here in the community that does a lot of work with the city and with this department. and they said, look, they loved him. the reality is that a lot of people saw this guy as sort of exactly the sort of vigilant neighbor that we would
the issue is not whether or not mr. zimmerman is racist. the issue here is how does this department respond when a young, black man has been killed? do they take it as seriously as they would with anybody else? and the reality is that we've heard stories with regards to this department, case after case, where black men have been killed or attacked. and people have walked free, even though those black men were not armed, even though in the case of the one who was attacked, he was simply sucker...
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and in this case, the lawyers were ready to turn mr. zimmerman in at anytime. and that's what any responsible attorney is going to have to do, have close connection with the state's attorney office. if there's an arrest or a warrant is issue turn that person in as reasonably and safely as possible. >> but if they don't know where this, now say former client is, are we to presume that someone, perhaps a federal investigator, perhaps a state investigator knows where he is and will communicate with him. look, here's the news, you're being charged, time to come in. >> brooke, i've got believe that somebody knows where he is and will get that information to him. otherwise, he's going to find out through the media. it's going to be announced as soon as it happens and then heel billion aware of a warrant being issued for him. and i would hate to think of a defendant like this having to turn himself in without the assistance of counsel and law enforcement frankly. this is something law enforcement needs to keep an eye on and maintain control over. >> if george zirmman
and in this case, the lawyers were ready to turn mr. zimmerman in at anytime. and that's what any responsible attorney is going to have to do, have close connection with the state's attorney office. if there's an arrest or a warrant is issue turn that person in as reasonably and safely as possible. >> but if they don't know where this, now say former client is, are we to presume that someone, perhaps a federal investigator, perhaps a state investigator knows where he is and will...
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this is consistent with mr. zimmerman's account that he -- that mr. martin was over him leaning forward at the time he was shot. >> i want to bring in our legal panel to go over some of these key moments of the day. specifically linda kenney baden is our guest along with jean casarez and sunny hostin. considering how respected mr. di maio is, literally the guy who wrote the textbook on forensic pathology, how do you counter that? how do you counter what he is saying? >> i think you do exactly what the state did. they countered him using their theory of the case. for the defense, jake, this is all about self-defense so they want their experts to get into how close they were, who was on top, who was on the bottom. for the prosecution, their entire theory is about who started this fight, who was the initial aggressor. so that is what the ruprosecuti did the minute they got up. they said you're not testifying about who started the fight, you can't tell who threw the first punches, isn't that right? and it went on and on and on like that. the prosecutor ev
this is consistent with mr. zimmerman's account that he -- that mr. martin was over him leaning forward at the time he was shot. >> i want to bring in our legal panel to go over some of these key moments of the day. specifically linda kenney baden is our guest along with jean casarez and sunny hostin. considering how respected mr. di maio is, literally the guy who wrote the textbook on forensic pathology, how do you counter that? how do you counter what he is saying? >> i think you...
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obviously mr. zimmerman decided to a -- mr. nejame decided to act as an analyst and not take on a case. [ inaudible ] but had mark o'mara sort of suggested that i might be the better choice, giving him other names as well. my concern is this. i think that mr. nejame is going to be extraordinarily active in how he both perceives and analyzes the case. he had told me -- [ inaudible ]. and i anticipate that his role was going to be quite significant as an analyst and that it is going to be more and more difficult to maintain a proper separation between your husband and his position with the firm and mr. nejame's role as an analyst. i think that the probability that there's going to be a communication -- [ inaudible ]. whatever that may be, i'm not aware, but i'm very, very concerned that we're not going to control that and we might get a waiver and that happens to address this very issue. so i actually talked to miss corey about this this morning before we contacted you about setting up this conference. i talked to miss corey abou
obviously mr. zimmerman decided to a -- mr. nejame decided to act as an analyst and not take on a case. [ inaudible ] but had mark o'mara sort of suggested that i might be the better choice, giving him other names as well. my concern is this. i think that mr. nejame is going to be extraordinarily active in how he both perceives and analyzes the case. he had told me -- [ inaudible ]. and i anticipate that his role was going to be quite significant as an analyst and that it is going to be more...
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zimmerman's behalf with a number of national media organizations, mr. sonner was accompanied to the bank by mr. zimmerman's father for the purpose of setting up a website by which people might make donations in order to help support him and hopefully pay for a defense. we went to great lengths to make sure that that website was set up in a way that the paypal account paid directly into an account on which his father had the control and signature rights, not us. so there would be no possibility of anybody claiming that we were doing something untoward about that. mr. zimmerman was aware that we were doing that. his father signed the cards. we left with the expectation of getting that site up in time to announce it for the national media. we did, in fact, make that site's name known to the national media and it was publicized to some extent. although for technical reason, it didn't get posted up in time. on sunday we lost track of george in that he would not return our calls and we couldn't get a hold of him. we had no reason at that time to believe there
zimmerman's behalf with a number of national media organizations, mr. sonner was accompanied to the bank by mr. zimmerman's father for the purpose of setting up a website by which people might make donations in order to help support him and hopefully pay for a defense. we went to great lengths to make sure that that website was set up in a way that the paypal account paid directly into an account on which his father had the control and signature rights, not us. so there would be no possibility...
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it's rather clear that mr. zimmerman thought that trayvon was suspicious. number two, the dispatcher told him are you following him? he says yes. she says you don't have to follow him. we can have confidence in that evidence that he was being the aggressor. i know that the gentleman is a good friend of his and that's fine. however, we have very, very clear evidence to the world of what this gentleman was doing. and so for him to try to turn the tide on trayvon right now when trayvon has lost his life, he's dead, it is almost -- it's a great insult to this family. >> do you think this is part of a -- sort of an organized campaign on the part of zimmerman or his supporters to -- some would say they want to get their side of the story out. do you believe it's to somehow bolster his side and somehow impugn the character of trayvon? >> i think it is. we've seen it often in criminal cases where a defense team will start trying to use various theories to try to put their position out there. in this case, it's very important that the american public know that when
it's rather clear that mr. zimmerman thought that trayvon was suspicious. number two, the dispatcher told him are you following him? he says yes. she says you don't have to follow him. we can have confidence in that evidence that he was being the aggressor. i know that the gentleman is a good friend of his and that's fine. however, we have very, very clear evidence to the world of what this gentleman was doing. and so for him to try to turn the tide on trayvon right now when trayvon has lost...
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they decide to go forward and charge mr. zimmerman. it was true they had more evidence but i don't think the evidence they gathered fundamentally changed the aspects of the case. so rather than they got more evidence, they needed to placate the public which was demanding some sort of evidence. i'm saying that the evidence that existed that supported the decision to indict him existed in early march. >> right. well some people might say they completely messed up and thanks to public pressure they did the right thing, but you think the case won't go to trial. why is that? >> i wouldn't disagree with that, by the way, erin. i don't think it's a bad thing for prosecutors to pay attention to what the public thinks but i think it's unlikely that the case will ever go to trial. florida has a very expansive stand your ground law and the way that it works is that mr. zimmerman will appear in front of a judge and he will have to persuade the judge beyond -- by simply a preponderance of the evidence, which means that it's more likely than not tha
they decide to go forward and charge mr. zimmerman. it was true they had more evidence but i don't think the evidence they gathered fundamentally changed the aspects of the case. so rather than they got more evidence, they needed to placate the public which was demanding some sort of evidence. i'm saying that the evidence that existed that supported the decision to indict him existed in early march. >> right. well some people might say they completely messed up and thanks to public...
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and there's nothing that conflicts with what mr. zimmerman said. now, are all of his statements completely in lock step with each other? absolutely not. and i would suggest to you that if they were, that that would suggest that they were made up, because, piers, if i was to ask you a statement, five different times, and asked you about an event that happened, you would give me statements in response that are somewhat different for each and every event. we explain away the inconsistencies when we need to. >> as always, thank you for joining me. i appreciate it. >> sure. >>> next, jerry sandusky awaits his verdict. he'll have to wait at least one more day. the jury's just finished deliberating. i'll talk to one of his good friends who tells a very different story than what you've heard so far. h, do you really think brushing is enough to keep it clean? while brushing misses germs in 75% of your mouth, listerine® cleans virtually your entire mouth. so take your oral health to a whole new level. listerine®... power to your mouth™. >>> we continue w
and there's nothing that conflicts with what mr. zimmerman said. now, are all of his statements completely in lock step with each other? absolutely not. and i would suggest to you that if they were, that that would suggest that they were made up, because, piers, if i was to ask you a statement, five different times, and asked you about an event that happened, you would give me statements in response that are somewhat different for each and every event. we explain away the inconsistencies when...
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. >> as of now, we're withdrawing as counsel for mr. zimmerman. we've lost contact with him. up to this point we've had contact everyday. he's gone on his own. i'm not sure what he's doing or who he's talking to. >> zimmerman they suggested had essentially gone rogue, had contacted the special prosecutors office on his own and is in a fragile condition. >> george zimmerman in our opinion and from information made available to us is not doing well emotionally, probably suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome. we understand from others he may have lost a lot of weight. our concern is for him to do this when he's got a couple of professionals working as hard as we were for his benefit to handle it this way suggests that he may not be in complete control of what's going on. we're concerned for his emotional and physical safety. >> that was hal uhrig. george zimmerman updated his website today saying quote, i'm attempting to respond to each and every one of my supporters personally. the support has been overwhelming in volume and strength. joining me is hal uhrig and craig s
. >> as of now, we're withdrawing as counsel for mr. zimmerman. we've lost contact with him. up to this point we've had contact everyday. he's gone on his own. i'm not sure what he's doing or who he's talking to. >> zimmerman they suggested had essentially gone rogue, had contacted the special prosecutors office on his own and is in a fragile condition. >> george zimmerman in our opinion and from information made available to us is not doing well emotionally, probably...
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mr. zimmerman between 7:30 to 7:38, about eight minutes. to do an assessment, to treat him for any wounds. he wasn't injured that bad. >> wow. as a law enforcement person, you are taking a stand and saying you can't believe it in that amount of time? >> i can't believe it. unless i'm missing something. this is a partial report. if i just look at what i have, eight minutes is the most time they spent treating mr. zimmerman. >> now we've invited a couple of pros and we're going to come at this case a little bit differently now. it is a frank conversation about profiling b. stereotypes, and things other shows probably wouldn't go as far and wouldn't even touch it, wouldn't go near it. up next charles blow, a noted op ed columnist for the "new york times," buck davis, renowned diversity expert. they're part of our special edition of "no talking points" after the break. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> time now for "no talking points." tonight we'
mr. zimmerman between 7:30 to 7:38, about eight minutes. to do an assessment, to treat him for any wounds. he wasn't injured that bad. >> wow. as a law enforcement person, you are taking a stand and saying you can't believe it in that amount of time? >> i can't believe it. unless i'm missing something. this is a partial report. if i just look at what i have, eight minutes is the most time they spent treating mr. zimmerman. >> now we've invited a couple of pros and we're going...